Zinfandel! America’s Primitivo, same grape, but different part of the world. New vs Old world. Nose - Smokey, sweet, plums, chocolate and some Christmas spiced Ham. Taste - Smokey and almost port like, but that sweet dark plums differentiates it. The Americans love over doing a few thing. Their Chardonnays have too much oak brining … Continue reading Joel Gott Zinfandel 2017 →

My favourite restaurant in Sydney, Radio Cairo, gave me a free wine because I had a baby this week. Shout out to the team at Radio Cairo! If you are around Cremorne hit them up. Anyway, had this with beef and ribs, lets see how it went. Nose - Super sweet, full of dark fruits … Continue reading Torbreck Cuvee Juveniles GSM 2018 →

Ed Carr is Australia’s Sparkling king. Lets see what he can do from Tasmania. Nose - Bread, lemon, nougat and smells zippy and light. Very refreshing on the nose. Taste - Good level of acidity and bubbles, long consistent finish. Some lemon pie notes and brioche but not enough of the bread notes I like … Continue reading House of Arras NV Blanc de Blancs →

Nose - Typical Primitivo, plums, jammy fruits, smoked ham. Taste - This is much better than that Mottura I had recently. This has much more fruit and depth without that green edge. The only issue is that it has a very smokey and dry finish. The smoke is fine but a bit too dry on … Continue reading Artigiano Primitivo Vendemmia 2019 →

Nose - Green herbaceous notes with dark plums and some black pepper. A lot of green notes. Not promising, wet year maybe? Taste - Bam. Green plants, plums and dark jammy fruits. Its ok, but too green. I would avoid.

A wine night at a BYO place and no corkage fees. Wine #1 Antinori Chianti Classico 2017 Was ok, the 2018 vintage is far superior to the 2017. The 2018 was rich with dark cherries and was brilliant with steak. The 17 was lacking that extra fruit. Maybe it needed more time to air. Wine … Continue reading Italian wine night with the boys! Preggo →

Nose - Blueberries black fruits, and some dark jagermesiter notes to it. Somewhat herbal but not in a green herbal way. Taste - Its big but elegant. Its a lovely dark drop which will love itself some fatty steak with it. This is superb and will be fantastic in 5 years. Worth the $$ and … Continue reading Torzi Matthews Frost Dodger Shiraz 2018 →

Found my new favourite wine store. Johnnys Liquor in Cremorne. Hit them up! Lovely selection of European and Australian wines. Plus you can have a drink there and grab some oysters. Nose - Mineral and then a wave of honey and honeycomb. Some nice hints of lime and still rather fresh for a 2015 vintage. … Continue reading Domaine Laroche Saint Martin Chablis 2015 →

Had a few cabernets recently, not normally my liking. I seem to always drink them at the wrong time, too young or just in an awkward stage. Always disappointed with Coonawarra Cabernet but generally happy with Margaret River Cabernet. Nose - Plums, pepper, some sweet oaky fruits. It smells lush and juicy. Taste - Its … Continue reading Mollydooker Giggle pot Cabernet 2016 →

Was $17 from Vintage Cellars and was planning to use it for cooking. Lets take a cheeky sip before hand. Nose - Sour red berries, a bit of heat on the nose and some tar notes. Taste - Red fruits, dried and fresh cherries, with a decent sweet mouthfeel that goes down the centre of … Continue reading Montecchio Chianti 2019 →